London โขLife alters Childhood โขInnocence, Says DJ annie Mac
DUBLIN – DJ and broadcaster Annie MacManus has observed a โmarked difference inโ the childhood experiences of her sons growing up in London compared to their Irish cousins, noting a loss of innocence she attributes to a more “worldly” urban environment. The observation came during โaโ recent interview with The Irish Times,where MacManus discussed her family’s Christmas traditions and her own evolving life.
MacManus regularly returns to her โfamilyโฃ home in Dundrum, Dublin, frequently enough for overnight visits to see her parents, a practice she says “scratches the itch” of being based in London. Christmas is split between London, with her in-laws,โค and St. Stephen’s Day in Dublin with her extended family, creatingโ what โshe describes as “lovelyโ chaos”โฃ at her parents’ home.
However, โคshe expressed sadness over the changing perceptions of her sons, โขwho are growing up in London. “With them growing up in London, they feel a lot less innocent than โฃtheir Irish cousins, โin a lot ofโ ways,” she said. “They feel more kind of worldly, somehow. That could just be me projecting โit, I don’t know – but โขthe โSanta thing is pretty sad.”
The interview also โขrevealed MacManus’s recent embrace of competitive football, joining a leagueโ and surprising herself with her โฃphysical capabilities. She reflected on overcoming “internalised ageism” and the importance of challenging self-imposed limitations. Currently, she continues to DJ, finding fulfillmentโค in a career she โonce believed would be behind her by her current age.
MacManus shares โฃher thoughts and experiencesโ onโ Substack at anniemacmanus.substack.com. Her music platform, Other Voices, returnsโข to โคDingle from November 28th-30th.
